Suspected copying of around 69 GiB of Philippine overseas employment backups
Evidence emerged that 27 database backups totalling around 69 GiB, linked to Philippine government overseas employment systems, had been copied externally. Researchers confirmed connections between backup file transfer logs on a public server and files relating to overseas workers, employment contracts and repatriation. The Philippine National Privacy Commission is investigating the incident and its extent with the Department of Migrant Workers, while the presence of personal information and the number of people affected remain unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Department of Migrant Workers
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Evidence of external copying of 27 database backups totalling around 69 GiB
- Cause / method
- Evidence that database backup files held on a public server were copied externally
- Location
- Philippines
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Timeline
- It emerged that the National Privacy Commission had launched an investigation into evidence that 27 backups linked to overseas employment systems, totalling 68.837 GiB, had been copied.
- The 27 backup files on a public server were copied in around 24 minutes, but their actual contents and whether they contained personal information were not confirmed.
- It emerged that the National Privacy Commission was working with the Department of Migrant Workers to establish the incident and its extent.
- Researchers discovered transfer logs for backups relating to overseas employment administration systems on an attacker’s server, as the authorities continued their investigation.
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